DistrACTION Jackson

Similar to the F/S rule, if a player is in the Suns academy they get priority to them but must match the points applied to that player with the picks they have. Kalani is part of the Suns academy so could nominate to go to them and then when he is bid on they would have to use their next picks allocated points to acquire him. There are two things in our favour with this: The suns have two other academy players who are expected to be top 10-15 picks, so they will need to allocate a decent amount of points to acquire those two. The AFL has tightened the points system by allocating less points as the picks go on (pick 54 is the last pick that has points applied which used to be pick 73). On this basis I think there is a decent chance Kalani will nominate Melbourne as we are very likely to have the points to match, while the Suns may not have him in their plans. The other thing he needs to consider are the players on each list. With Ethan Read, Mac Andrew, Jed Walter, Ben King and Ned Moyle all on the Suns list it makes his prospects of getting a game early with the Suns lower.

I did send this in March... agree at this stage he has earned another year

100%. The AFL need to prioritise setting up a genuine 2nd tier competition and if the SA and WA teams want to also join then work with them as well. Unfortunately sides like Southport, Frankston, Port Melbourne etc. will need to find a different competition. It should be seen as the second best competition in Australia and the best non-AFL talent should be in these sides. This would mean having a higher level of funding and also higher salary caps to pay non-AFL listed players to ensure the talent is elite for the 2nd tier competition.

I get what Gerard was saying, but as mentioned in other posts there are news outlets who actually write an article and site other articles about the same thing....

The only reason I don't believe that is that Garry Lyon came out and rubbished it and he doesn't usually do that unless he is very sure. I believe he also has close connections to the Oliver family.

100% they do. News.com ran with the May/Prestia story and their only source was Tom Morris tweets...

Got to love Eddie acting like he wouldn't do similar things to stand up for Collingwood players... James Hird has also just become another mouth piece for the media machine.... it's a sad world we live in.

My god the hypocrisy from the media is beyond embarrassing. It's obvious that the clubs are getting sick of them and starting to call out their BS. I also think supporters are sick of them as well, at least I hope they are. I no longer watch or listen to any AFL based content as a way of showing my disproval of the way they operate. I hope more and more supporters follow as it is the only way we can get a change from these parasites.

I don't think he needs to change. He wears his heart on his sleeve, I don't mind that from our president. A bit like an Eddie McGuire but without the 'accidental' racism...

Gawny shared on Instagram last night having a sauna with Clarry... felt like a bit of a F You to some in the media.

Would love us to take him as a developing tall and bring him over to play with his brother!

Also the fact they smashed the Tigers

Turner is going to be a very good player for us and already is. I actually prefer him down back, though he has shown he is very competent as a forward as well.

Judging by Goody's press conference I reckon Johnson may get a call up.

This is a very good point and hopefully something he is discussing with a mental health professional, such as a psychologist. A change of scenery may improve things temporarily, but what happens when it gets hard again as it inevitably will.

They have Jack Williams as well who is 198cm. I'm guessing we will start with May on Waterman, McDonald on Reid and Turner on Williams. Petty will have to second ruck, unless we really change it up and chuck a Melksham in there which is unlikely.

That's awesome and great that Kozzy's father designed it!

I see Liam Ryan is open to a move with a year early.... I think he and Kozzy are fairly close so could be one to watch.

Oh god... hopefully nothing too serious... He was in training photos from earlier in the week, so must be something that's just come up.

Draft capital is fine. We have future picks from 2026 & 2027 we can trade if we get a key player like Morris on board. Becoming an attractive destination is the hard thing for us.... which is why winning for games in the back half of the year and playing exciting football is very important.

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Did seem Eddie and Paul know each other fairly well though....

He's definitely said multiple times in interviews he won't comment on Caulfield as he isn't fully across it yet. Fair enough given he has only been appointed this week and technically doesn't start until later this year. That is the reason Pert has been kept on as a consultant for the Caulfield project to ensure the process is progressing.

Gee that's a concern given it was only re-done a few years ago!

In his very first interview on the website Paul mentions the World Commerce Conference in September and that he plans to continue to be involved with this. Based on that interview it seems fairly clear the board would've been aware of it no?